1word

: a sound or combination of sounds that has a meaning and is spoken or written

: a brief remark or conversation : something that a person says

: an order or command

Full Definition of WORD

1

a: something that is said

bplural(1):talk, discourse<putting one's feelings into words>(2): the text of a vocal musical composition

c: a brief remark or conversation <would like to have a word with you>

2

a (1): a speech sound or series of speech sounds that symbolizes and communicates a meaning usually without being divisible into smaller units capable of independent use (2): the entire set of linguistic forms produced by combining a single base with various inflectional elements without change in the part of speech elements

b (1): a written or printed character or combination of characters representing a spoken word <the number of words to a line> —sometimes used with the first letter of a real or pretended taboo word prefixed as an often humorous euphemism <the first man to utter the f word on British TV — Time><we were not afraid to use the d word and talk about death — Erma Bombeck>(2): any segment of written or printed discourse ordinarily appearing between spaces or between a space and a punctuation mark

c: a number of bytes processed as a unit and conveying a quantum of information in communication and computer work